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CIA's Mike Pompeo met Kim Jong un last week: Trump

CIA's Mike Pompeo met Kim Jong un last week: Trump

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

The trip was the highest level meeting with a North Korean leader since 2000 when then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met Kim Jong-il, the father of the current leader, in Pyongyang.

Meet the ex-banker who will look after Modicare

Meet the ex-banker who will look after Modicare

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

For the past five months, ever since he was appointed the Ayushman CEO, Indu Bhushan, a former bureaucrat, has made Nirman Bhawan his second home, working nine to nine with his "dedicated team" on the Modi government's biggest initiative after the Goods and Services Tax, says Nivedita Mookerji.

Why you want to cheer for this Delhi cop

Why you want to cheer for this Delhi cop

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Despite the Delhi police's tarnished reputation in recent months, viewers find themselves rooting for Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary because he displays both vulnerability and remorse, observes Ranjita Ganesan.

Pakistan blocks Al-Jazeera website after Osama report leak

Pakistan blocks Al-Jazeera website after Osama report leak

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

Pakistan blocked the website of Al-Jazeera on Tuesday after it leaked a controversial report about Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's decade-long stay in the country before he was killed by United States special forces at his Abbottabad hideout.

CNN journalist barred from White House after spar with Trump

CNN journalist barred from White House after spar with Trump

Rediff.com8 Nov 2018

The US president called Jim Acosta a 'rude, terrible person' after he refused to give up a microphone while trying to ask a question.

Three years after Modi rattled DRDO, little has changed

Three years after Modi rattled DRDO, little has changed

Rediff.com27 Mar 2017

In 2014, the prime minister criticised the communication gap between DRDO scientists, who remained ensconced in their laboratories, and the soldiers on the borders, says Ajai Shukla.

Can less paper counter corporate espionage?

Can less paper counter corporate espionage?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Leaks of documents are neither new nor limited to particular ministries.

British ex-spy linked with Trump memo goes into hiding

British ex-spy linked with Trump memo goes into hiding

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

He has been widely named as the author of the memo, published in some US media containing extensive allegations about Trump's personal life and his campaign's relationship with the Russian state.

Hong Kong protests: A tech-driven cat-and-mouse battle

Hong Kong protests: A tech-driven cat-and-mouse battle

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

Both protesters and the authorities in Hong Kong are using complex combinations of technology, reports Devangshu Datta.

WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested in UK

WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested in UK

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

The 47-year-old faces allegations that he publicly released secret documents relating to the United States.

Protecting POTUS

Protecting POTUS

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

40,000 security personnel guard every nook and corner of New Delhi as US President Barack Obama arrives.

'We get better than average talent in India'

'We get better than average talent in India'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2008

William D Green, chairman and CEO of Accenture, the $20 billion global management consultancy and technology services company, is in India to chair a select meet of the board of directors. On global economy, he said that there are some pockets of challenges (slowdown) and other pockets of great success (accelerators). "Firms will continue to outsource and offshore as they aspire to become globally efficient and locally responsive," he said.

Two titans of diplomacy leave a rich legacy

Two titans of diplomacy leave a rich legacy

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Amid snooping row, PM to meet Netaji's grandnephew in Germany

Amid snooping row, PM to meet Netaji's grandnephew in Germany

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Amid a row over snooping on close relatives of Subhas Chandra Bose, his grandnephew is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Germany on Monday, and try to demand declassification of all secret files related to the freedom fighter.

Pak's new threat: Army officer as suicide bomber

Pak's new threat: Army officer as suicide bomber

Rediff.com14 Sep 2007

According to sources, the Pashtun army officer came from the SSG, to which Pervez Musharraf belonged and which was specially trained by the US Special Forces for covert ops.

BOOM! BOOM! Army gets big boost

BOOM! BOOM! Army gets big boost

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

'After decades, there is movement on multiple fronts in artillery development. Now let us see how quickly we can get these guns into service'

Newly-weds Liz Hurley, Arun Nayar arrive in Mumbai

Newly-weds Liz Hurley, Arun Nayar arrive in Mumbai

Rediff.com5 Mar 2007

A first look at the couple as they arrive in Mumbai en route to Jodhpur

'Most US intelligence on Iran inaccurate'

'Most US intelligence on Iran inaccurate'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2007

The reliability of US information and assessments on Iran is increasingly at issue as the Bush administration confronts the emerging regional power on multiple fronts.

GSM firms given additional frequency: CDMA firms

GSM firms given additional frequency: CDMA firms

Rediff.com6 Aug 2007

The apex body of CDMA operators, has shot off a letter to the telecom ministry alleging that the GSM operators were given spectrum "way beyond their licences".

Six years after Taliban attack, Malala returns to Pak

Six years after Taliban attack, Malala returns to Pak

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

Malala was dressed in Pakistani salwar kameez and dupatta. She was smiling and looked happy as he was greeted at the airport.

Why Cricket Australia cleared coach Lehmann

Why Cricket Australia cleared coach Lehmann

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said Darren Lehmann was as surprised as the thousands of spectators in Cape Town's Newlands stadium and millions more watching at home when images on big screens showed Cameron Bancroft brazenly cheating.

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior review

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior review

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

'Tanhaji has so much fun recreating a bygone legend and fictionalising history, authenticity and spellings, it gets infectious,' feels Sukanya Verma.

Britain's spies licenced to kill Jihadi John

Britain's spies licenced to kill Jihadi John

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

Britain's intelligence and other special forces have been on the trail of IS forces in Iraq, Syria and even Libya in the last few months on top secret missions.

Priya Dayananda among top US lobbyists

Priya Dayananda among top US lobbyists

Rediff.com23 May 2007

The Director of Federal Government Affairs for KPMG LLP has been named one of the top 25 corporate lobbyists on Capitol Hill.

Top moments of 2014. Courtesy, the White House

Top moments of 2014. Courtesy, the White House

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

The White House on Wednesday released its annual collection of some of the most interesting photographs of President Barack Obama and his family.

Pakistani 'spy' having sensitive documents arrested in UP

Pakistani 'spy' having sensitive documents arrested in UP

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

The accused revealed that in 2012 he came in contact with the ISI, which trained him to work in India from where he had to send information about the army from western UP and Uttarakhand,

US judge questions Epic's damage amount in TCS case

US judge questions Epic's damage amount in TCS case

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

The court has also questioned Epic's assumption that Tata Consultacy Services used the information for the creation of a competitive product

Why Budget 2020 will be different

Why Budget 2020 will be different

Rediff.com1 Jan 2020

In fact, no other recent Union Budget has held so much significance for the Indian economy as the one to be presented in about six weeks from now, notes A K Bhattacharya.

'Mission Shakti will worry China, Pakistan'

'Mission Shakti will worry China, Pakistan'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

Mission Shakti 'shows the development within India's military space programme, its desire to be seen as a global space power and its recognition of the potential dangers of China's counterspace programme.'

Current army chief behind his woes, suspects Gen V K Singh

Current army chief behind his woes, suspects Gen V K Singh

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

In this conversation with Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, former Army Chief V K Singh refutes the allegations made in the Indian Army's Secret Board of Officers Inquiry report, which accuses him of misusing of his position

'Look, the girl has been murdered'

'Look, the girl has been murdered'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

'So why didn't the police make it very clear that this is the line of investigation, this is what we are doing.' 'Nobody knows what kind of report was done.' 'Was she checked for (sexual assault)?'

UPA targeting V K Singh for sharing dais with Modi: BJP

UPA targeting V K Singh for sharing dais with Modi: BJP

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday claimed that former chief of army staff General V K Singh is being targeted by the United Progressive Alliance government for sharing the dais with BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at a recent rally in Rewari, Haryana.

Bollywood's history of blackmail

Bollywood's history of blackmail

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

Bollywood's tryst with blackmail!

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